Psy test
_____ is an anxiety disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of being in places or situations from which escape may be difficult or embarrassing.
Agoraphobia
The DSM-5 provides information about _____ for each of the included disorders.
All of these answers are correct
Brain scans of some people with schizophrenia show which of the following?
All the answers are correct.
Meghan is afraid of snakes. Which instance would contribute to her fear being considered a specific phobia?
All the answers are correct.
People should be diagnosed with a disorder only if their reactions to life's challenges become _____.
All the answers are correct.
Carla is experiencing major episodes of depression, with milder episodes of mania. Carla's disorder would be classified as _____ disorder, which is the _____ common form of this disorder.
Bipolar II; less
Kevin sits in the same position for several hours at a time, then begins rocking back and forth constantly. Kevin is MOST clearly exhibiting a _____symptom of schizophrenia.
Catatonic
The leading explanation for social anxiety disorder is _____.
Cognitive
The neurogenesis theory of depression suggests which of the following?
Depression is not alleviated until about three to six weeks following the ingestion of SSRIs because this is approximately how long it takes new cells to mature.
_____ is a naturally occurring element used to treat _____.
Lithium; bipolar disorder
Compared to traditional antipsychotic drugs, new generation drugs are _____ selective about where they reduce dopamine activity and produce _____ side effects related to movement.
More; fewer
For which disorder are the MOST people institutionalized?
Schizophrenia
What is meta-analysis?
a statistical technique for combining the results from several research studies
Client-centered therapy specifically requires that the therapist be _____.
accepting, genuine, and empathic
A token economy is a form of _____ therapy that uses _____.
behavioral; operant conditioning
Most people experience _____ when they suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
both obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors
According to the fear-of-fear hypothesis, panic disorder with agoraphobia is an example of _____ conditioning in which the fear and avoidance response is a(n) _____ response to the initial panic attack.
classical; conditioned
Trichotillomania involves _____.
continually pulling out hair from the scalp, eyebrows, or eyelids
Which is the MOST common treatment for bipolar disorder?
drug therapy
Abnormal psychology is the scientific study of _____
mental disorders and their treatment
Type II schizophrenia is characterized by _____ symptoms that _____ well to drugs.
negative; do not respond
In schizophrenia, loss of speech is considered a _____ symptom and false sensory perceptions are considered a _____ symptom.
negative; positive
Because psychoanalysts believe that people are _____ of the sources of their problems, they use techniques such as _____ to get to the roots of the problem.
not conscious; free association
Marian's therapist has asked her to spontaneously describe, without editing, her thoughts, feelings, and any images that come to mind. It is MOST likely that Marian's therapist relies on _____ therapy because of its emphasis on _____.
psychoanalysis; insight
The effects of antidepressant drugs are typically noticeable within _____.
three to six weeks
Neuronal cells take approximately _____ to mature and antidepressants typically take _____ to begin working.
three to six weeks; three to six weeks
People who are born in the _____ have a greater risk of prenatal exposure to a flu virus, making them more susceptible to schizophrenia. Evidence for a viral cause of schizophrenia is supported by comparisons of twins who _____.
winter or spring; share a placenta with those who do not
According to the American Psychiatric Association, approximately _____ of individuals will develop generalized anxiety disorder during their lifetimes.
6 percent
About _____ percent of individuals with hoarding disorder also have an anxiety or depressive disorder.
75
Research suggests that schizophrenics have elevated levels of _____ activity in certain areas of the brain.
Dopamine
Lisa spends several hours a day picking her skin and has several sores and lesions. According to the DSM-5, Lisa would MOST likely be diagnosed with _____.
Excoriation
A lobotomy is a type of surgery in which the neuronal connections between the _____ lobe and lower areas in the brain are severed.
Frontal
_____ showed that a fear of rabbits could be unlearned by pairing _____ with a rabbit.
Jones; eating
Which type of therapy has the goal of getting patients on the road to self-actualization?
Humanistic theory
Dr. Green is a mental health professional with a medical degree, and she can prescribe biomedical treatments for her patients. Based on this description, it is MOST likely that Dr. Green is a _____.
Psychiatrist
The number of psychological disorders identified by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has increased from 60 in 1952 to approximately 400 in 2013. Which is the BEST explanation for the increase in the number of psychological disorders?
Psychologists have learned how to better differentiate among the various psychological disorders.
According to the vulnerability-stress model, _____.
environmental stress determines whether or not schizophrenia develops among those who are biologically predisposed to the disorder
The biopsychosocial approach is an example of which of the following
explaining abnormal behavior as an interaction of multiple factors
Behavioral therapies are particularly effective for treating _____, and cognitive therapies are particularly effective for treating _____.
phobias; depression
A concordance rate expresses the likelihood of which of the following?
that two related people have the same disorder
